Mi Han

Chapter 38 Sima Yi's Poison
Cao Cao, king of Wei, suddenly withdrew with a mouthful of old blood, frightening all the courtiers of Cao Wei present,

To show their loyalty, they got up from their seats one after another, and Qiqi wanted to visit Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao, who vomited blood and fell to the throne, glanced at them lightly at this moment,
After Cao Cao's glance, all the acts of loyalty of nearly a hundred Cao Wei courtiers came to an abrupt end.

"I'm not dead yet, so why panic?"

Cao Cao has never seen any big storms and waves in his life, although just now when he realized that the second city of Xiangfan was about to be lost,
The agitated mind and physical discomfort caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood,

But after spitting out the blood of depression on his heart, Cao Cao's mind instantly became sober.

He knew that the more critical the moment was, the less he could panic.

After regaining his composure, Cao Cao stopped the restlessness of the officials with just one look.

Then he signaled Dong Zhao to pass Xu Huang's memorial to the rest of the important officials in the tent to watch.
Those who can be counted on by Cao Cao as important ministers are naturally alert people.

When these intelligent officials of Cao Wei saw Xu Huang's memorabilia, and then contacted Cao Cao's violent reaction just now,

They soon understood the stakes.

After Cao Cao saw the expressions of understanding on the faces of the important officials in the tent,
After calming down his breath, he said in a heavy tone,

"Unexpectedly, this must be Yun Chang's plan to lure the enemy. Although Gong Ming has a strategy, he will be invincible when he is lured by Yun Chang.

If Gongming is defeated, what will our army do next? Do you have any good strategies to offer? "

After Cao Cao said these words, a pair of looking forward to the tiger's eyes scanned the more than a hundred courtiers present.

But after he glanced around, no one came out to speak out in the huge tent.

This scene made the old Cao Cao feel sad.

30 years have passed,

Unexpectedly, today, he, who used to claim to have a lot of talents under his command, would one day feel the sadness of the shortage of talents in the army.

At this time, Cao Cao somewhat regretted the act of killing Xun Yu a few years ago. If Wen Ruoruo is still there, Gongda will not die in depression in the end.

With these two uncles and nephews here, why worry about no one to advise them.

Just when Cao Cao was sighing in his heart, a person finally came out to speak out in the quiet big tent.

This man has a majestic appearance and eagle eyes. He is Sima Zhongda, Sima Yi, who was the prime minister's Sima at that time.

After Sima Yi got out of work, he bowed deeply to Cao Cao and said,
"Your Highness, don't worry, even if General Gongming is defeated, or even the entire army is annihilated, the second city of Xiangfan will not be captured by Guan Yu."

Hearing what Sima Yi said, Cao Cao's eyes lit up,
As soon as Sima Yi spoke, he grasped the focus of Cao Cao's attention.
Does Cao Cao really care about the life and death of Xu Huang's army?

Actually it is not.

Cao Cao occupies all the fertile land in the world, and his national strength is strong. The life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers will not make Cao Cao feel much heartache.

What Cao Cao was most worried about was that after Guan Yu defeated Xu Huang, he would take advantage of the opportunity to take the second city of Xiangfan.

However, Sima Yi now thinks that even if Guan Yu defeats Xu Huang, he will not win the second city of Xiangfan. Cao Cao is interested in this judgment.

"How does Zhongda explain, please explain in detail."

Cao Cao signaled Sima Yi to continue talking.

Sima Yi didn't hesitate, he expressed the analysis in his heart one by one,

"After Guan Yu defeated General Gongming, he didn't take the second city of Xiangfan, not because he was beyond his power, but because he didn't want to do it."

"From General Gongming's memorandum, Guan Yu already knew about Sun Quan's alliance with His Royal Highness.
That being the case, Guan Yu was worried about Jingzhou's loss, and presumably he already had the intention of retreating in his heart. "

"Guan Yu and Liu Bei, although called monarchs and ministers, are actually brothers."

"Guan Yu is the most affectionate person in the world. Liu Bei entrusts Jingzhou to guard it. Guan Yu cares about Liu Bei's love, and he will definitely not sit back and watch Jingzhou suffer losses."

"Guan Yu had the intention of retreating in his heart, but instead used a strategy to lure the enemy, wanting to encircle and wipe out General Gongming's troops. This is Guan Yu's strategy of retreating by advancing."

"Guan Yu is a famous general in the world. He knows that General Gongming's army is on the side of Fancheng. If he is not defeated first, his army will not be able to return to Jiangling safely."

"The second city of Xiangfan has been besieged by Guan Yu for many months, and the defenses of the city have already been dilapidated.

If Guan Yu takes these two cities, as far as he is concerned, he will have too few troops to defend.

If there are many troops left, he will be short of troops and unable to resist Sun Quan's army.

Guan Yu will not put Jingzhou's safety at risk for the sake of two chicken ribs. "

"Therefore, I predict that once General Gongming is defeated, Guan Yu will quickly retreat back to Jiangling to guard Jingzhou, and he will not get involved in the second city of Xiangfan."

After hearing Sima Yi's analysis, the worry on Cao Cao's face gradually dissipated. He took a deep look at Sima Yi,

Then exclaimed,
"Zhongda is bright and wise, and just broke Yingte, which is beyond the reach of others."

If others heard Cao Cao praise him so much, they might feel very complacent.

But Sima Yi is such a thoughtful person, he seemed to hear a little fear from Cao Cao's words,

This frightened him so that he quickly lowered his body, not daring to show the slightest complacency on his face.

Seeing that the biggest knot in his heart was untied by Sima Yi, Cao Cao bent forward, staring at Sima Yi tightly with his tiger eyes and said,

"Since Zhongda can predict Yunchang's first opportunity, Zhongda should have a plan in his mind for what to do next."

Cao Cao spoke with certainty, as if he was saying an extremely certain fact.

Cao Cao's words made Sima Yi break out in a cold sweat.

Sima Yi felt that now, he seemed to be completely seen through by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's power as the overlord of the world is now unreservedly poured on him, which makes Sima Yi tremble with fear.

He didn't understand why Cao Cao was afraid of him.

But now that Cao Cao took the initiative to ask for a strategy, Sima Yi had to answer, otherwise Cao Cao would definitely think that he was sitting in secret and watching his defeat.

In Sima Yi's heart, bearing the enormous coercion released by Cao Cao,
Then said slowly,
"I believe that His Highness must not allow Guan Yu to return to Jiangling safely."

"Guan Yu is the enemy of thousands of people, and Jiangling is the strongest city in the world.
If Guan Yu was allowed to return to Jiangling City safely, it would undoubtedly be letting the tiger go back to the mountain.

With Guan Yu's martial arts strategy, as long as he returns to the army, Sun Quan's surprise attack on Jingzhou will definitely fail in the end.

In the coming day, after he repelled Sun Quan, he led his army north again,
At that time, the defenses of the second city of Xiangfan were broken, and our army had no barriers to stop Guan Yu's troops from pushing the Central Plains. "

"Therefore, His Highness's most urgent task now is to send another general, a handsome and elite soldier, to gallop south to Fancheng,
The rear wing of Guan Yu's army continued to harass him, making it impossible for him to return to Jiangling in a short period of time. "

"In addition, Your Highness can send an envoy to urge Sun Quan to send troops quickly.

Before Guan Yu's army retreated, he was ordered to take down the public security in one fell swoop, the second city of Jiangling, and cut off Guan Yu's retreat. "

"In this way, Guan Yu will be defeated under the attack from inside and outside!
His Highness's confidant's serious troubles will also be gone. "

After Sima Yi expressed his innermost suggestion, he felt uneasy.

He thought that the strategy he offered now was the most beneficial to Cao Cao, but he didn't know what Cao Cao would think.

After listening to Sima Yi's strategy, Cao Cao remained silent for a long time,

After a long time, he let out an exclamation,

"Using Zhongda's strategy, Yun Chang will have no way out."

(End of this chapter)